Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Risk Factors and Perinatal Outcomes in Abha, Saudi Arabia

What is it about?

The study was carried out to study the risk factors associated with GDM and evaluate its maternal-neonatal outcomes in pregnancies delivered in a tertiary hospital in Abha, Saudi Arabia. The results are interesting and proved that GDM is a disease that is associated with undesirable maternal and fetal outcomes. Also, it highlights the main significant factors associated with the development of GDM.

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Why is it important?

Similar to other parts of the world, diabetes during pregnancy in Saudi Arabia affects a significant proportion of pregnant women and can have lasting health impacts on both the mother’s and baby’s health. With this in mind, the present study was conducted to compare the maternal–neonatal complications of GDM and assess the risk factors and outcomes associated with it, in order to improve maternal and infant health and to create healthcare interventions for the prevention and control of GDM among the Saudi population.

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